Window-closure.



J. F. O'BRIEN.

WINDOW CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED APRA?. 191s.

Patented. Oct. 8, 1918.

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` WINDOW CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.17.`1918.

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JOSEPH F. OBRIEN, 0F NEW YORK, lll'. Y.

WlINlDOW-CLQSURE.

Snecication of Letters Patent.

Patented (lot, S, i918.,

Application lod April l?, 1918. Serial No. ill..

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, elosnrn F. BRIEN, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of N ew York, in the countyo'r New York and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful improvements in WindowClosures, ofwhich the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to window closures and has particular referenceto that class oi windows forming a' part oit' an automobile bodyconstruction.

An important object ci the invention 1s to provide in a device of theabove ment1oned character a means whereby the window forming a part oi'an automobile construction may be easily and quickly elevated to aclosed position. u

A further object oi the invention is to provide in a device et the abovementioned character a means whereby the window with which my device isused may be se-v curely retained at any desired elevation:

A further object ci the invention is to provide in a device oi' theabove mentioned character a means whereby the several elements employedin the device may he assembled.

A further object the invention provide a device of the above mentionedcharacter which may be easily installed upon an automobile door of theconventional tyne without a'lter o or chang' the structure to which thedevice is adapted to be applied. l

A -further object oi the invention is provide a device whi is simple incon-- struction cheap mann:acturej and reliable in operation.

@ther objects and olf the invention will he apparent dur' the course oi:following description t y nection with the accor oanyins a part of thisspec lilre numerals are er i tnerencon7 ,shown as removed from within adoor with which it is adapted to be used,

F ig. 3 is an enlarged detail vertical trans- .verse sectional viewthrough an automobile door having the device embodying my inventioninstalled` thereupon,

Fig. a is a horizontal sectional view taken on line li-d of Fig. 3, and,

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3 n

ln the drawings, wherein :tor the pur ose oi illustration is shown thepreferred i'orm of my invention7 the numeral l() indicates as a whole anautomobile door such as is commonly employed in connection withautomobile bodies ci the limousine type. This door comprises a lowersection ll carrying a frame l2 which is provided with a slot i3extending throughout the length of the same and into the lower section.il as clearly shown in Fig". l. The slot is adapted to reoeive therein aglass panel extending, through a slot i5 into the interior of thesection li. The lower portion oi the glass panel is within a receiver l@carrying a u@ .nge which is adapted to engage o when the glass panel lahas been 'f :imuin elevation when consider operation of d through the iin Fig. 2 and .l ing the lower L within the reu et that portion ofclamped within the Vmor-ided a @aching 2@ f surface of l e receiver ocien l 'the glass receiver l@ there is which is arrange the glass panelant the l e ai-, Gaily there is secured a crank 30 provided with a 'hub31 a portion of which encircles the hub or boss 23 as shown at 32. Tothe crank 30 there is secured the conventional form of hand-grip 33.1Within the section 11 there is arranged a pointed stud 34 carried by abase 35 which is secured in position within the section 11 by means ofscrews 36 or the like. rl`he stud 34 extends upwardly through a' lip 37carried by an. elon ated bar 38. To the flange 22 and the en sof the bar38 there is connected a pair of elongated rods ,39, the lower ends ofwhich are retained within the bar 38 by means of set-screws 40. Upon thebar 38 there is arranged an annular boss 41 supporting a' rotatablescrew spindle 42 rmounted upon a ball bearing `43 as clearly shown inFig. 2. 'Io the upper end of the screw spindle 42 there iskeyed a pinion44 having engagement with the bevel gear 24. In order to retain thepinion 44 in engagement with the bevel gear 24 there is provided a plate45 which is secured to the flange 22 by means of screws 46 as shown inFig. 2. 'Io the plate 45 there is secured a bearing pin 47 which extendsdownwardly through the flange 22 and into the end of the screw spindle42, the. screw spindle beingZ free to rotate with respect to the spindle4 In order to retain the lower end of the screw'spindle 42 in positionwith respect to the boss 41 there is provided a socket 48 which issecured to the spindle 42 and arranged to extend downwardly therefromasl clearly shown in Fig. 2. Upon the rods 39 and the worm 42 there ismounted a reciprocatory lift indicated as a whole by the numeral 50.This lift comprises a pair of lates 51 and 52 which are secured toget erby means of screws 53 or the like. In this connection I wish itunderstood that the plates 51 and 52 are retained in screwthreadengagement with the screw spindle 42 in order that the lift 50 as awhole may be raised er lowered upon the actuation of the screw spindle42 as will hereinafter be described while the plates 51 and 52 are freeto slide upon the rods 39. To the plate 52 there is secured a supporting-pin 54 which protrudes through the receiver 16 as clearly shown inFigs. 1 and To the plate 21 there is secured a spring member 55 having ashoe 56 which is adapted to engage the periphery of the bevel gear 24 inorder that the crank 30 may be retained in a given position, therebypreventing accidental or undesirable rotation of the same, whichaccidental or undesirable rotation would likely occur in the travelingover a rough road o'f a vehicle havin the device embodyingmy inventionused 1n connection therewith In use, the operation of the device is asfollows: Should it be desired to elevate the glass panel 14 from theposition shown in Fig. 1 thecrank 30 is rotated thereby imaesinetparting rotary motion to the screw spindle 42 whereupon the receiver 16as a whole i to lower the panel 14 the crank 30 may be rotated in anopposite direction whereupon the receiver 16 as a whole together withthe panel 14 is allowed to descend to a desired point. Thus itis obviousthat by employing the device embodying my invention. little difficultywill be found in either raising or lowering the panel 14 to close oropen the opening provided within the frame 12 of the automobile doorindicated as a whole by the numeral 10.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and method ofoperation will be readily understood by those skilled in art to whichthe invention appertains, and while I have described the principle ofoperation, together with the device which I now consider to be the bestembodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shownis merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired asfall withinthe scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what` I claim as new and desire tosecure and protect bv United States Letters Patent, is:

1. n a window closure, the combination with an automobile door of avertically movv able panel, a rotatable element, a gear carried by therotatable element, a plate adapted to be secured to said door, a spindleprojected through said plate and having pivotal engagement with saidrotatable element, a shaft journaled within said plate, said shafthaving a plate formed integral therewith, a second gear carried by theshaft and having engagement with the rst named gear, the second namedgear being secured to the second named plate, a receiver carried by saidpanel, a lift having screw thread engagement with said rotatableelement, means for connecting said receiver with said lift, and meansfor imparting rotation to the latter named gear whereby said panel maybe moved vertically with respect to said rotatable element. v f

2. In a window closure, the combination with an automobile door of avertically movable panel, a rotatable element, a gear carried by therotatable element, a plate adapted to be secured to said door, a spindleprojected through said plate and having pivotal engagement with saidrotatable element, a shaft journaled within said plate, said shafthaving a plate formed integral therewith, a second gear carried by theshaft and having engagement with the first named gear, the second namedgear being secured to the second named plate, a receiver caraaenaea fiedby saiel panel, a pain of guiele nos anrangeel parallel to sai@:rotatable element, a pain o plates having sereW-thnead engagement withsaid rotatable element and slidably engaging said guides, said platesloeing spaced tem each other, adjusting means associated with saiolplates for increasing the friction between said plates and saiel idetools, means for connecting said receiver with said plates, and meansfor imparting rotation to the lattei` named gear whereby said panel maybe moved vertically with respect to saiol rotatable element.

JUSEPH F. UBREN

